KBSBL to deliver country's first ever tourist vessel in March
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Yasir wardad
Khan Brothers Shipbuilding Ltd (KBSBL) will deliver the country's first ever tourist vessel in March, officials said.
KBSL, a sister concern of Khan Brothers Group of Companies Ltd will handover the modern tourist vessel to a Bangladesh- UK joint venture tour company to carry tourists through the 43 meter-long ship.
"Tiger Tours Ltd (TTL), the joint venture tour company will purchase the vessel worth Tk 50 million in March", managing director (MD) of KBSL Md Tofayel Kabir Khan told the FE.
He said that it would cost Tk 80 million if the tourist ship would have been imported. "So, the TTL can easily save Tk 30 million," the KBSL MD said.
The success in making the country's maiden tourist vessel has encouraged the shipbuilder, which has set a target to make 20 more tourist vessels in line with its growing demand at home and abroad.
However, Mr Khan informed that KBSL will launch the biggest shipyard of the country on 300 bighas of land in a couple of months.
"KBSL is now planning to export ships to various global destinations, so it has targeted to expand its space in the ship- building industry," he said.
"Countries like Germany, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands are showing keen interest to have our vessels, which have all types of state-of-the-art facilities," he added.
The KBSL has now been able to build ship with a capacity of over 12000 dwt (deadweight tonnes) and to process 30,000 tonnes of steel annually, director of KBSL Dr Abdur Rahim said.
Talking to the FE Dr Rahim, also a naval architect said that his company has been making 20 oil tankers with a capacity between 600 dwt and 2000 dwt worth Tk 35 million to Tk 140.5 million each.
"Besides export, the sector has also a prospect to become an import alternative industry", he said.
He informed, "We are going to deliver two K-Type Ferry to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) while the oil tankers would also be sold out in the local market".
"The shipbuilding sector has a prospect to capture nearly 5 per cent of the global small ship export market which could help the country to fetch nearly $20 billion in near future", he added.
Khan Brothers Shipbuilding Ltd (KBSBL) will deliver the country's first ever tourist vessel in March, officials said.
KBSL, a sister concern of Khan Brothers Group of Companies Ltd will handover the modern tourist vessel to a Bangladesh- UK joint venture tour company to carry tourists through the 43 meter-long ship.
"Tiger Tours Ltd (TTL), the joint venture tour company will purchase the vessel worth Tk 50 million in March", managing director (MD) of KBSL Md Tofayel Kabir Khan told the FE.
He said that it would cost Tk 80 million if the tourist ship would have been imported. "So, the TTL can easily save Tk 30 million," the KBSL MD said.
The success in making the country's maiden tourist vessel has encouraged the shipbuilder, which has set a target to make 20 more tourist vessels in line with its growing demand at home and abroad.
However, Mr Khan informed that KBSL will launch the biggest shipyard of the country on 300 bighas of land in a couple of months.
"KBSL is now planning to export ships to various global destinations, so it has targeted to expand its space in the ship- building industry," he said.
"Countries like Germany, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands are showing keen interest to have our vessels, which have all types of state-of-the-art facilities," he added.
The KBSL has now been able to build ship with a capacity of over 12000 dwt (deadweight tonnes) and to process 30,000 tonnes of steel annually, director of KBSL Dr Abdur Rahim said.
Talking to the FE Dr Rahim, also a naval architect said that his company has been making 20 oil tankers with a capacity between 600 dwt and 2000 dwt worth Tk 35 million to Tk 140.5 million each.
"Besides export, the sector has also a prospect to become an import alternative industry", he said.
He informed, "We are going to deliver two K-Type Ferry to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) while the oil tankers would also be sold out in the local market".
"The shipbuilding sector has a prospect to capture nearly 5 per cent of the global small ship export market which could help the country to fetch nearly $20 billion in near future", he added.